# Install Blades

This panel shows the currently installed Blades along with their version numbers.

For MiCollab systems, it is recommended that you install application software, including upgrades and updates, from CD/DVDs using the server console. You download the software from Mitel Online or via the AMC, burn the software images to CD/DVDs or USB stick, and then install the software from the CD/DVDs or USB stick using the server console. Refer to the MiCollab Installation and Maintenance Guide for instructions.

For MiCollab with Voice systems, it is recommended that you install upgrades and application software by deploying a new version of the OVA file. Refer to the MiVoice Business Express Deployment Guide for details.

However, you can use the blades panel to add applications that you did not select for installation during the initial install.

Note: The NuPoint Unified Messaging application is not available as a blade. You must install it from CD/DVD or USB stick using the server console.

This panel shows the currently installed Blades along with their version numbers.

Software application blades can be installed in one of three ways:

- From a CD/DVD-ROM or USB device through the server console (for example, MiCollab )

- From a CD/DVD-ROM through the server manager Blades panel (for example, standalone )

- Via the AMC (for example, standalone MiVoice Border Gateway (formerly Teleworker))

The documentation supplied with your software application contains blade installation instructions.

Software blades allow applications and services to run on the server.

You can download and install the blade in a single step, or you can download it for installation at a later time. The first option ties up your computer for a short period of time. The second option, which is known as “caching,” enables you to initiate the download and then use your computer for other purposes.

To install Blades from the server:

1. Under ServiceLink, click Blades.

2. Click Update List to retrieve the latest list of available blades from the Mitel Application Management Center (AMC).

3. Scroll through the list and locate the blade for the feature that you are adding to the system.

4. Do one of the following:

   - To install a new blade immediately, click the Install link beside it.

   - To download a blade for installation at a later time, click the Cache link beside it. Complete the installation process by clicking the Install link.

   Installing a blade creates new menu items in the navigation menu to allow you to administer the blade.

   Note: For MiVoice Business Virtual or MiVoice Business - ISS, install the ServiceLink blade first and then install the MiVoice Business blade. For a MiVoice Business system deployed on an EX controller, install the ServiceLink blade first, followed by Blade-ExPlatform and the MiVoice Business blade.

5. After you install a blade, launch the associated online help from the application blade. The online help provides information on how to program and use the blade.

Note: To install blades from CD/DVD-ROMs, insert the CD/DVD-ROM and click Update List.